James vs Sam
GBR · Open Men · 4 results James Vernall
GBR · Open Men · 7 results Sam Parkinson
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
James: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · Sam: Birmingham Birm, Open Men
This chart shows where James and Sam sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.James: strongest on Ski (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Lunges (faster than 75%).Sam: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 94% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 79%).
See the numbers
| Part | James: faster than | Sam: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 98% | 90% |
| Push | 93% | 88% |
| Pull | 91% | 87% |
| BBJ | 92% | 79% |
| Row | 94% | 83% |
| Carry | 84% | 88% |
| Lunges | 75% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 87% |
| Roxzone | 92% | 94% |
| Runs | 80% | 87% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | James | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 98% | 90% |
| Sled push | 93% | 88% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 87% |
| Burpee broad jump | 92% | 79% |
| Row | 94% | 83% |
| Farmers carry | 84% | 88% |
| Sandbag lunges | 75% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 93% | 87% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 92% | 94% |
| Runs (8 km) | 80% | 87% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 37:01 running, 28:50 at the stations and 2:44 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:25).Below, Sam · Birmingham Birm · Open Men: 33:17 running, 29:49 at the stations and 4:35 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:01).
See the numbers
| Part | James · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | Sam · Birmingham Birm · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:32 | 4:30 |
| SkiErg | 4:05 | 4:14 |
| Run 2 | 4:10 | 3:54 |
| Sled push | 2:20 | 2:42 |
| Run 3 | 4:33 | 4:05 |
| Sled pull | 3:19 | 3:37 |
| Run 4 | 4:38 | 4:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:55 | 4:19 |
| Run 5 | 4:43 | 4:10 |
| Row | 4:21 | 4:29 |
| Run 6 | 4:44 | 4:08 |
| Farmers carry | 2:11 | 1:40 |
| Run 7 | 4:21 | 4:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:14 | 3:46 |
| Run 8 | 5:20 | 4:15 |
| Wall balls | 4:25 | 5:01 |
| Roxzone | 2:44 | 4:35 |
| Finish | 1:08:32 | 1:07:34 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | James | Sam | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:08:32 | 1:08:29 | 0:03 · Sam faster |
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